La Palma ...in a different way! Compact Travel Guide 2020

1      Imprint La Palma ...in a different way! Compact Travel Guide 2020

2      The history of the Canary Islands

3      LA PALMA

4      City walk Santa Cruz de La Palma

5      Welcome to the capital Santa Cruz de La Palma!

6      Sanctuary of Our Lady of the Snow

7      Museo Camarín Virgen de las Nieves

8      BRENA ALTA- BRENA BAJA

8.1      Monasterio El Císter

8.2      Maroparque

8.3      Museo del Puro Palmero y Museo de La Fiesta de Las Cruces- Tobacco Museum and Cross Festival Museum

8.4      Puros Artesanos- Handmade cigars

8.5      Mirador de la Concepción

8.6      Iglesia San Pedro Apostol

9      BRENA BAJA- LOS CANCAJOS

10      Dragos Gemelos- The twin dragon trees

11      VILLA DE MAZO

11.1      Ceramica El Molino

11.2      Escuela de Artesania- School of arts and crafts

11.3      Museo Casa Roja- Museo del Bordado y del Corpus Christi- Corpus Christi Museum and Embroidery Museum

11.4      Templo Parroquial de San Blas

12      Belmaco Cave Park - Archaeological cave park Belmaco

13      FUENCALIENTE- LOS-CANARIOS

13.1      Bodegas Teneguia

13.2      Artesania Artesol

13.3      San Antonio Volcano

13.4      Volcán Teneguia

13.5      Centro de Interpretacíon Volcán San Antonio

13.6      Bodega La Casa del Volcán

13.7      Bodegas Carballo

13.8      Faro de Fuencaliente

13.9      Centre of Interpretation of the Reserva Marina

13.10      Salinas de Fuencaliente

14      LAS MANCHAS

14.1      Casa Museo del Vino

14.2      Wine and more: The history of wine growing on La Palma

14.3      Plaza de La Glorieta

14.4      Volcanic Caves Interpretation Center - Caña del Fuego

14.5      Virgen de Fatima

15      TAZACORTE

15.1      Iglesia de San Miguel Arcángel

15.2      City walk Tazacorte

15.3      Museo del Plátano- Banana Museum

15.4      Banana cultivation in Tazacorte

15.5      Santuario de Las Angustías

15.6      Puerto de Tazacorte- boat trips- dolphin watching and voting...

15.7      Sugarcane cultivation in Tazacorte

16      EL PASO

16.1      Museo de la Seda- Las Hiladeras- Silk Museum

16.2      Mercadillo El Paso

16.3      Natural food El Campo

16.4      Petroglifos El Verde and La Fajana

16.5      Centro de Visitantes de El Paso

16.6      Ermita de la Virgen del Pino

16.7      La Cumbrecita

16.8      Palmex

17      LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE

17.1      Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Los Remedios

17.2      Museo de Pintura en la Calle

17.3      Museo Arqueológico Benahoarita- Archaeological Museum Benahoarita

17.4      Rastro Argual Abajo Los Llanos- garage sale

17.5      Artefuego La Palma- Art glassworks

17.6      The Mirador El Time

18      TIJARAFE

18.1      Iglesia de Nuestra Señora de La Candelaria

18.2      Casa de La Décima

18.3      Museo Etnografico del Traje- José Luis Lorenzo Barreto- Ethnographic Museum of Costume

18.4      Casa del Maestro- House of the teacher

18.5      Danza del Diablo- dance of the devil

18.6      El Local en la casa del Trigo

19      PUNTAGORDA

19.1      Mirador Los Dragos

19.2      Mercadillo de Puntagorda

20      LAS TRICIAS

20.1      Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Carmen

20.2      Museo de Interpretación del Gofio- MIGO- Gofiomuseum

20.3      Buracas

21      SANTO DOMINGO DE GARAFÍA

21.1      Mirador El Serradero

22      La Zarza Cultural Park

23      National Parks Caldera de Tamburiente

23.1      Roque de Los Muchachos

23.2      Observatorio Astrofisico- Astrophysical Observatory La Palma

23.3      Flora de Cumbres- Tajinaste Rosado

24      BARLOVENTO

24.1      Iglesia de Nuestra Señora del Rosario

24.2      La Laguna de Barlovento

24.3      La Fajana

25      SAN ANDRÉS Y SAUCES

25.1      Iglesia Nuestra Señora de Montserrat

25.2      Charco Azul- Piscinas Naturales

25.3      Aldea Distilleries - Sugar Cane and Rum Interpretation Centre

26      Los Tilos

26.1      Centro de Visitantes Los Tilos

26.2      Puente Los Tilos

26.3      Cubo de La Galga

27      El Tandal Arqueológico Park

28      PUNTALLANA

28.1      Iglesia de Juan Bautista

28.2      Museo Etnográfico Casa Luján

28.3      Biblioteca Bila

28.4      Fuentes de Puntallana

29      Beaches of La Palma

30      Heads up! Bathing accidents in the Canary Islands

31      Summary Miradores - Viewpoints on La Palma

32      General Information Canary Islands

By Andrea Müller

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The archipelago consists of the 8 islands La Graciosa, Lanzarote, Fuerteventura, Gran Canaria, Tenerife, La Palma, La Gomera and El Hierro. Politically they belong to Spain and geographically to Africa. They are located 1200 km from the Spanish mainland and between 100 and 500 km west of Morocco. All islands are of volcanic origin, their age decreases from east to west.

Millions of years ago, huge masses of magma pushed their way up through fracture lines of the earth's crust, exploded in violent volcanic eruptions and formed the islands with their basalt lava flows. In several eruption thrusts of varying duration and intensity they formed the present island profiles.

Fuerteventura with approximately 22 million years, Lanzarote and La Graciosa with 15.5 million years are the oldest islands of the archipelago. Gran Canaria originated approximately 14.5 million years ago, Tenerife 12 million years ago and La Gomera 11 million years ago. La Palma and El Hierro are with 2. and 1.2 million years respectively the youngest Canary Islands. The natives are descended from North African Berbers and developed different cultures on the individual islands, independently of each other. In Lanzarote they were called Majos, in Fuerteventura Majoreros, in Gran Canaria Canarios, in Tenerife Guanchen, in La Palma Benahoaritas, in La Gomera Gomeros and in El Hierro Bimbaches.

They lived at the Stone Age level in caves and fed on collected plants, cultivated cereals and legumes, products from animal husbandry, especially goats, and near the coast on fish and shellfish.

The conquest and thus the subjugation of the Canary Islands took place between 1403 and 1496 by the Spanish Crown.

La Palma has a total area of 718 square kilometres. Volcanic activity can still be seen in many places today, such as the Volcano Route on the Cumbra Vieja and the crater of the Caldera de Taburiente. With its striking relief, La Palma has the highest elevations in the world in relation to its surface area. The volcanic mountain range that extends over the whole island is over 2000 m high. The Roque de Muchachos is with 2426 m the highest mountain and after the Teide in Tenerife the second highest mountain of the archipelago. La Palma is also known as Isla Bonita = beautiful island and Isla Verde = green island, as it is the most wooded island with 40% of the forest cover compared to the other islands. It has retained its charm and original character, as mass tourism has disappeared.

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